Improvement in journal-boxes for cars



ERNEST VON JEINSEN, or OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

Letters Patent No. 109,159, dated November 8, 1870. 7'

IMPROVEMENT IN JOURNAL-BOXES FOR CAliS.

The Schedule referredto in these Letters Patent and. making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Enxnsr V on Jnrxsnx, of Omaha, in the county of Douglas and in the State of Nebraska, haveiinventcd certain new and useful Improvements in Journal-Boxes; and do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact descriptionrthereof, reference being had to the. accompanying drawing andto the letters of refer ence marked thereon making apart of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a journal-box for railroad-cars, as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

in order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appeitains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-- Figure 1 is a. longitudinal vertical section of my entire journal-box Figure 2 is a rear view of the box, showing thedust-excluder;'

Figure .3 is a transverse vertical section of the lower portion of the box Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section of the lubricator; and

Figurefi is a plan view of the box. Figure 6 is a vertical section oi the valve in the oil= box. j i

A represents the box proper, provided with a rib, (t, on the inside of each side, said ribs running horizon= tally from end tocnd.

In the bottom of the box 'A is placed a drawer, B, the sides of which comeup under the ribs to a, as shown iniig. 3. I

The ribs (0 a being curved on the upper and outer sides, all the oil which slops around on the sides of the box runs back into the drawer.

In the bottom of the drawer B are placed guides l) and d, to receive and hold the-springs G and l) in their proper.places.

The large outside spring 0 supports and holds the lubricator E against the under side of the journal, there being on the under side of said luhricator a dowmvard-projeeting collar or flange, 4:, within which the upper end of the spring 0 is fitted.

On the upper side of the lubricator la is a longitudinal groove, in which felt, j, is inserted, to give oil to the journal, the oil b'eing drawn up by two or inorc wicks it, put in the small spring 1) in such a manner that the spring has play enough to expand and contract.

The upper end of the spring is inserted in a conntersunk hole in the lubricator E, so that both springs have guides above and below and are'bound to stay in their proper places.

The lnbricator E is the full length of the journal less about one-eighth of an inch, to prevent friction and the diameter of the journal is the diameter of the lubrieator also.

011 each side of the felt j is a groove, 7:, for receiving the superfluous oil from the journal, which oil runs back, through holes t 1', into the drawer.

The front end of the box A is closed by a sliding cover, G, as shown in fig. 1.

On the rear side of l the box is placed the dustexeluder H, held in place by a steel or brass plate, I, screwed onto the box in the best practicable manner.

The lower end of the plate l is bent inward under. the box, so as to form a'rest for the dust-excluder 11', which has asteel strap, J, secured-to its under or lower end.

On the outer side of the exclnder H are springs m m, which bear against the inner side of the plate I so as to holdthe dust-exeluder against the end of the box. I

This dust-cxcluder consists of a wooden piece or board, with an opening for the journal to pass through.- Y

That part, K, from the opening downward, is made loose or separate, as shown in fig. 2, and is provided, at its lower edge, with a spring, n, which rests upon the strap J, so that, when the box settles down through long use, this piece R will follow the journal close.

The pieces L L, forming guides for the pedestals of the car-frame, are chilled on the sides of the box A, in the usual manner.

Above the journal are placed the bearing M, with felt p, and wedge N, with wicko, for which, with the oil-box 0 on top, I have made a. separate application for patent.

From the oil-box O a tube, l, leads downward into the box above the wedge N. This tube is open at its uppercnd, with avalve-seat formed within near said end.

, in this tube is placed the valve ll, pressed upward The amount of oil thuscscaping is regulated by the set-screw T. 3

When the car is not in notion, the valve is held closed by the spring S.

'lhe set-screw'l is also hollow, sothat the oil which does not escape through the openings t t may pass downwzu'd through the same. I

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The drawerB, fitting under the ribs a (a in the box A, and provided with guides b d, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth. I

2. The combination of the drawer B with its guides I) (Z, springs'G' 1), one or more wicks h, and the lubricator E,'provid ed with felt f, grooves 70 k, holes 3 i, and collar or flange 0, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 11th day of July, 1870.

ERNEST VON JEIN SEN. Witnesses:

Tnos. J. CLUME, W. A. RANSOM. 

